Antonyms of adj operant

1 sense of operant

Sense 1
operant -- (having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience")

INDIRECT (VIA operative) -> inoperative -- (not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law")

Similarity of adj operant

1 sense of operant

Sense 1
operant -- (having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience")
       => operative (vs. inoperative) -- (being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system")